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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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